Peri-Intubation Adverse Airway Events in Critically Ill Patients With Morbid and Super Obesity
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorZeliha Alicikus
About this trial
This study aims to compare the incidence and characteristics of peri-intubation adverse airway events in critically ill trauma patients with morbid obesity versus those with super obesity, and to determine whether increasing BMI independently predicts severe peri-intubation complications.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Age ≥ 18 years
BMI ≥40
Admission to the surgical ICU and intubated during ICU stay
Availability of complete clinical data
Disqualifiers
Age < 18 years
BMI<40
No intubation
Incomplete or missing medical records
Trial population
Critically ill adult trauma patients aged 18 years and older admitted to the surgical ICU at UF Health Jacksonville between January 1, 2023, and November 1, 2025, who had a BMI ≥40 kg/m² and underwent intubation
Trial design
Design model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Treatments tested in this trial
endotracheal intubation
Procedure/Surgeryadult trauma patients (≥18 years) admitted to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Treatment groups
2 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Group 11 intervention
Group B: Group 21 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Severe hypoxemia
SpO₂ \<80% during intubation
Time frame
30 minutesSecondary outcomes
1
Major peri-intubation complications
Severe hypotension
Time frame
30 minutes2
hospital mortality
rate of mortality
Time frame
28 daysLocations
Sponsors and contacts
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Zeliha Alicikus
Lead sponsor
Umraniye Education and Research Hospital
Sponsor institution
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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